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JCIT sets Oct. 1 go‑live for attorney case notices; webinars, FAQs to accompany rollout
Summary
The JCIT e‑Filing Document Access subcommittee said Research Texas will begin sending case notices to attorneys on Oct. 1, 2025; notices apply to civil and family cases in integrated counties and will be accompanied by webinars and updated FAQs.
The Joint Committee on Information Technology (JCIT) said on a committee call that Research Texas will begin sending automated case notices to attorneys on Oct. 1, 2025, for civil and family cases in counties that are integrated with the statewide system.
The announcement came during the e‑filing document access subcommittee report. Tracy, the subcommittee chair, said the committee has updated an FAQ page and scheduled webinars to explain the change. "We think the date of going live of 10/01/2025, and that announcement is already on the website," Tracy said. Casey of the Office of Court Administration (OCA) and vendor staff worked with the committee on the rollout and communications plan.
The committee described the new case notices as a replacement for Research Texas’s older case alerts. Casey told the group that only attorneys in integrated counties will receive the automated notices and that the notices will not go out for sealed documents. "Anything any event that gets integrated and updated in Research Texas... those notices will go out to the attorney of record for those cases," Casey said.
Committee members said they will run nationwide‑style outreach to users: an email from Tyler (the vendor) to attorneys who had filings in the past year, statewide webinars beginning the week after the meeting, and messages to clerks and listserv announcements. Tracy said webinars will be held on Thursdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. through Sept. 26 before the Oct. 1 go‑live.
The subcommittee also discussed county integration status and cautioned that notices will only reach attorneys when the local clerk’s case management system is integrated with Research Texas. Casey reported integration progress elsewhere in the meeting and noted more counties are coming online in blocks.
The committee did not record a formal vote at the meeting; staff said they would circulate details and, if needed, take an email vote before submitting changes to the Supreme Court for any required approvals.
The rollout will be accompanied by a question‑and‑answer page on Research Texas and by clerk and attorney outreach to reduce confusion about who receives notices and how they relate to sealed or confidential filings.
